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Thorning Revisited

Historical columns by the late Patrick Thorning. A retrospective on his extensive and beloved writings about Wellington County history and politics.

Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Local anti-prohibitionists fought back in the 1920s

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Temperance worker T.E. Bissell found success in 1900s

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Prohibition began in Wellington County in 1885

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Temperance hard-liners failed; social group had success

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Temperance workers in Elora never gave up

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

News of the past from the Mapleton Township area

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Fergus train derailment broke up morning tea party

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

West Garafraxa Telephone Co-op organized in 1905

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

1905 cookbook an imperfect glimpse of eating habits

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Shoemaker’s career wrecked by arrogance, ambition

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

HMCS Fergus escorted Atlantic convoys in WWII

by Wellington Advertiser
Columns Opinion Thorning Revisited

Shooting at Irvinedale marred tavern’s reputation

by Wellington Advertiser